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MOSS Index performance settings - the numbers behind the magic

Was just reading the new downloadable book: Administering Enterprise Search for Office SharePoint Server and ran across some metrics that I was unaware of before today. When you setup your SSP SharePoint asks you about the indexer performance settings...

Published 06-29-2009 7:36 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Enterprise Search

Run a workflow as a specific user using code

After Service Pack 1 and the inherent security improvements that had been implemented you may find yourself having issues with SharePoint Designer workflows kicking off automatically. One way that we have found around that issue is setting workflows in...

Published 06-16-2009 11:27 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, Workflow

Official 64-bit IFilter from Adobe

Finally, Adobe has released an official IFilter to support a 64-bit platform which can be found here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4025 I have yet to implement this in a production environment, but it’s got to be better...

Published 12-09-2008 3:37 PM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Large Files + Server 2008 = 404 error

Just the other day I was looking into an interesting SharePoint issue where the user was experiencing a generic 404 error when trying to upload a document that was over 30MB, but their SharePoint settings on the web application was set to over 100MB....

Published 12-04-2008 8:02 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Server 2008, IIS 7.0

Content Query Web Part - Field Types

Over the last few months I have had to configure various Content Query Web Parts (CQWP) to provide portal rollups that can be pre-packaged and re-configured in the SharePoint UI instead of having to use SharePoint Designer when using Data View Web Parts...

Published 12-01-2008 1:36 PM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, PowerShell

OMG where did my "Title" go?

If you have ever needed to deal with Site Columns and Content Types you probably have come across the dreaded "Title" column and maybe felt creative and changed it to a different name, and figured if I need to change it back, I can change it...

Published 07-25-2008 9:00 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, PowerShell

Site Definition visibility property

I was helping a co-worker of mine today determine why the Site Directory site definition was not showing up as an option underneath a Publishing Portal and found a nice property for site definitions I never knew existed. By the way, it turns out that...

Published 07-17-2008 2:46 PM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Content Deployment Wizard

Even though this news is a little more than a month old, the SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard, created by Chris O'Brien has finally reached Release 1.0 and can be found on CodePlex . I have recommended, and used, this tool for various migrations...

Published 07-17-2008 7:21 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Tech Ed 2008 - IT Professionals

I arrived in Orlando, FL this afternoon to attend Tech Ed 2008 for IT Professionals. During this time I am planning on networking with many individuals of the SharePoint Community along with attending various sessions to increase my SharePoint base knowledge...

Published 06-09-2008 4:47 PM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Tech Ed 2008 - IT Pro

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Timecard Management

The Timecard Management template is a part of the site admin templates provided directly from Microsoft here . This template is based off of a site template (.stp file) which can be installed by a SharePoint administrator by either uploading it into the...

Published 04-28-2008 8:49 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, Composite Applications, Workflow

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Help Desk

It's been a while since I've been able to continue my Application Templates series, but we move on to the Help Desk template which has some neat customizations that you can take onto your own projects. The Help Desk template is a part of the server admin...

Published 02-25-2008 8:53 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, Composite Applications, Advanced Composite Applications, Workflow

Site Recycle Bin - issues and recommendations

The Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture tool located on the CodePlex is a highly recommended tool for SharePoint Administrators by the IT Pro community, however we have noticed a few caveats with the default installation, and would also like to clarify some...

Published 01-25-2008 9:03 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, PowerShell

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Board of Directors

The Board of Directors template is a part of the site admin templates provided directly from Microsoft here . This template is based off of a site template (.stp file) which can be installed by a SharePoint administrator by either uploading it into the...

Published 01-08-2008 10:07 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Workflow

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Absence and Vacation Schedule

The Absence and Vacation Schedule template is a part of the server admin templates provided directly from Microsoft here . This template is based off of a site definition which needs to be installed by a SharePoint server administrator using stsadm. The...

Published 01-02-2008 9:37 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, Composite Applications, Workflow

Fabulous 40 Application Templates

You have probably heard of the “Fabulous 40” site templates when looking for easy ways to deliver a SharePoint environment to your end users. In the coming months I plan to post a series on all of these application templates to provide you with a better...

Published 01-02-2008 7:59 AM by Brian Caauwe

Filed under: Windows SharePoint Services v3, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

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MOSS Index performance settings - the numbers behind the magic

Run a workflow as a specific user using code

Official 64-bit IFilter from Adobe

Large Files + Server 2008 = 404 error

Content Query Web Part - Field Types

OMG where did my "Title" go?

Site Definition visibility property

Content Deployment Wizard

Tech Ed 2008 - IT Professionals

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Timecard Management

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Help Desk

Site Recycle Bin - issues and recommendations

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Board of Directors

Fabulous 40 Application Templates - Absence and Vacation Schedule

Fabulous 40 Application Templates